Removable and Resuable Hair Extension

Abstract

The present invention is a hair extension device that can be easily applied to a wearer's hair, wherein the device comprises artificial hair strands secured together in sheets to a sturdy yet flexible weft, said weft being supplied with means for removably securing the weft to the natural hair of the wearer. The hair extension device of the invention further includes a specialized layering of multiple sheets of hair strands, to produce a natural-looking hairstyle.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION DATA[0001]This application is based on and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 581,060 filed on Jun. 18, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]Hair extensions are used to increase the length and / or volume and fullness of a person's natural hair. Hair extensions may also be used to add different colors to one's hair. Further, hair extensions may be use to change the texture of a person's hair, such as by making a person's hair appear wavy even though the person's natural hair is straight.[0004]In the past, extensions have involved permanently or semi-permanently attaching artificial hair made from either synthetic hair, or from natural hair, such as human or animal hair, to a person's existing hair. Such attachment has been accomplished by various means, including bonding (such as using heat and / or chemicals) or sewing (such as by braiding ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]Yet another object is to provide a hair piece that may be easily removed by the wearer.

[0015]Further, the extensions of the present invention permit one to enhance a wearer's natural hair with artificial hair, by placing a single extension device into the wearer's hair, but making possible the creation of multi-layered hairstyles.

[0016]Yet another object of this invention is to provide a hair extension device that can be quickly and easily placed and secured onto a wearer's head, and removed when the wearer desires, without requiring the services of another person.

[0017]The present invention is a hair extension device that can be easily applied to a wearer's hair, wherein the device comprises artificial hair strands secured together in sheets to a sturdy yet flexible weft, said weft being supplied with means for removably securing the weft to the natural hair of the wearer. The hair extension device of the invention further includes a specialized layering of multiple sheets of hair strands, to produce a natural-looking hairstyle.

Problems solved by technology

One of the drawbacks to the above-described prior art permanent and semi-permanent hair extension methods is that they are damaging to the wearer's natural hair, due to the chemicals, pressure, heat and / or mechanical handling used to fuse the artificial hair to the person's natural hair.

This may result in a wearer's own natural hair becoming unattractive and easily breakable.

In addition, also damaging is the process of removing the extensions from time to time in order to replace the artificial hair, which may be needed or desirable to maintain the look or change the look of the wearer's hairstyle.

A further drawback to the prior art is that these methods by their very nature take a significant amount of time to apply the extensions, and require professional hairstylists trained and skilled in the art and technology of hair extensions in order to accomplish the permanent and semi-permanent methods.

This translates into high expense for a person to obtain extensions and sometimes also to have them removed.

Further, there are costs associated with maintaining the extensions.

Temporary hair extensions of the prior art tend to consist of relatively small sections of artificial hair, in part because it is difficult to very securely attach a temporary extension due to the weight of the large pieces of artificial hair, which tends to cause the clip or other means for securing the hair extension to not hold adequately to the wearer's natural hair.

Moreover, for hairstyles requiring a natural look wherein the extensions are evenly distributed, it is difficult for a person self-attaching the extensions to evenly distribute the extensions.

Thus, oftentimes a wearer will need to employ a skilled hairdresser to attach even temporary extensions, thereby raising the cost.

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